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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 1998
Filed:
Jan. 26, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas D Guy, Fairfield, CT (US);
Alim Alli, Norwalk, CT (US);
Assignee:
United States Surgical Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
604264 ; 604174 ; 604177 ; 128D / ;
Abstract
A port includes a body having a hollow portion defining an axial bore, a flange circumferentially disposed around a proximal end of the hollow portion and two spaced apart legs extending distally from the hollow portion, each leg having a distal end with a wing portion extending laterally therefrom. The thoracic port is inserted into the intercostal space between two ribs and turned to a locking position wherein the legs may advantageously bias the ribs to a more spaced apart configuration and the wings abut the distal surface of the ribs to prevent inadvertent withdrawal of the port.